 | Dead Dog Loop
The Dead Dog Loop is a series of singletracks in the mesa area between Price and the Book Cliffs. Brief sections of dirt road join the singletracks together. It's around 8.5 miles total, but there's only about 400 vertical feet of climbing. Most of the trail is intermediate technical, but there's one short section (Dead Dog Spine) that requires very advanced skills. All but elite riders should walk this 1/4 mile. |
| 0.0 N (straight the way you came) on road N 39° 38.626 W 110° 47.089 alt=6130 0.8 R at "Y" fork in road N 39° 39.309 W 110° 46.949 1.1 Just after 90° R turn, ST on R (Wild Bunch Wash) N 39° 39.475 W 110° 46.719 alt=6260 2.1 Water trough, go R uphill on DT N 39° 38.728 W 110° 46.935 alt=6050 2.2 Gate, go across N 39° 38.710 W 110° 46.978 L on ST on L 50 feet past gate 2.3 ST joins DT, go L on DT N 39° 38.658 W 110° 46.966 2.8 Fork L on DT N 39° 38.523 W 110° 46.714 2.9 L uphill on ST (Ben's Switchbacks) N 39° 38.474 W 110° 46.707 alt=6050 3.5 Top of switchbacks, L on DT N 39° 38.397 W 110° 46.566 alt=6300 3.6 ST on L (don't go up to pump pad) N 39° 38.455 W 110° 46.522 | 4.1 Through opening in
fence N 39° 38.708 W 110° 46.721 alt=6370 4.7 ST ends at pump pad, go straight onto DT N 39° 38.928 W 110° 46.448 alt=6430 4.8 R on DT at "T" intersection N 39° 38.852 W 110° 46.396 5.0 Cattle guard, go 20 ft, L on ST (Trent's Rock) N 39° 38.711 W 110° 46.483 5.6 Join DT, go L downhill. N 39° 38.358 W 110° 46.577 5.7 Keep L at utility pole, uphill onto ST N 39° 38.711 W 110° 46.483 Dead Dog Spine 5.9 Onto mesa, trail follows edge of mesa clockwise 6.6 Trail becomes hard to follow... 7.0 Continue north to edge of mesa Find descending trail off northern edge of mesa 7.? Arrive at pump pad, cross to dirt road 7.? At road intersection, continue straight N 39° 38.523 W 110° 46.714 (Same fork as at mile 2.8, going opposite direction) 8.? Back at original intersection |
 | Getting there:
Eastbound on US 6, take the
first Price exit. Turn left and enter town on 100 North. About a mile
after leaving the freeway, turn left (north) onto 300 East. Go five city
blocks to 800 North and turn right. Drive 1.5 miles on 800 North to the
end of the pavement, as you pass Cliffview Cemetery. Turn left on the
dirt
road. After 1/4 mile, veer L as the road forks just below the hill. Now
keep straight at all intersections. Two miles later, you'll pass a large
building, with a settling pond on the north side. The trailhead is the
intersection where the next dirt road joins on your right (the
intersecting road is the return path). N 39° 38.626 W 110°
47.089 You'll begin riding by continuing up the road in the
direction you were driving. Copyright 2005 Mad Scientist Software Inc. Trail conditions change. Use this trail guide at your own risk. |